AI Automation Engineer: Build Production Workflows Remote

Blacksmith Agency LLC; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role creates production systems on top of LLMs; you will not train models.

You will work with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped, reliable systems. This role requires hands-on experience with LangChain-like frameworks and API integrations (OpenAI/Anthropic).

Qualifications

• 2+ years building production software with Python or Node.js.
• Hands-on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen or similar agent frameworks.
• Proven API integration work with OpenAI or Anthropic (function calling, tool use, streaming).
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, webhooks and basic cloud deployment.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship the automation roadmap; build production systems on top of LLMs.
• Turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped, working systems with leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to align on requirements and delivery.
• Support async collaboration with an English-speaking US-based team.

Skills

Python/Node.js

LangChain/LangGraph

API integrations

REST APIs/webhooks

Cloud deployment

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role creates production systems on top of LLMs; you will not train models.

You will work with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped, reliable systems. This role requires hands-on experience with LangChain-like frameworks and API integrations (OpenAI/Anthropic).